7-1-7 forms the bedrock of new WHO guidance
The World Health Organization’s new Guidance and tools for Conducting an Early Action Review (EAR) incorporate the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection and control, which Resolve to Save Lives has piloted since 2021. EARs offer a performance improvement approach, which can be used for each outbreak to identify system-level bottlenecks and propose immediate and long-term […]
The road to achieving epidemic-ready primary health care
Stopping epidemics starts with primary health care. Our new article in The Lancet Public Health explains why epidemic-ready primary health care could– and should– be a landmark achievement of our pandemic recovery.
7-1-7 target in Lancet Global Health
RTSL’s Prevent Epidemics Team publishes evidence from early pilots on the 7-1-7 target for early detection of and response to disease threats.
Zimbabwe
Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, legal support, rapid response funding and program management/governance. In Zimbabwe, Prevent Epidemics partners with the Biomedical Research and Training Institute to improve health care worker […]
Zambia
Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, legal support, rapid response funding and program management/governance.
Uganda
Resolve to Save Lives supports the implementation of REPLACE, the World Health Organization (WHO) technical package for eliminating trans fat from the global food supply. Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, […]
Timor-Leste
Togo
Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, legal support, rapid response funding and program management/governance. Success Story Leveraging legal advancements to slow COVID-19 in Togo Success Story Fighting COVID-19 on the Airwaves […]
São Tomé and Príncipe
Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, legal support, rapid response funding and program management/governance. Success Story Expanding Quality-Assured COVID-19 Testing Capacity Across Africa
Senegal
Prevent Epidemics provides technical assistance directly or through partners, mobilizes resources to support preparedness and drives political support to address epidemic preparedness gaps. Programmatic interventions include laboratory strengthening, disease surveillance, legal support, rapid response funding and program management/governance. Success Story Senegal makes the case for investing in epidemic preparedness and response